Steel trap.



J. A. GALLUPz' STEEL TRAP.

APPLICATION mum 11.15. 1910.

Patented May 16, 1911.

JARED A. GALLUP, 0F MOOSUP, CONNECTICUT.

STEEL TRAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 16, 1911.

Application filed April 15, 1910. Serial No. 555,683.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JARED A. GALLUP, a citizen of the United States,residing at Moosup, in the county of W'indham and State of Connecticut,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Steel Traps; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in steel-traps, and is designedparticularly for catching chicken-hawks and similar birds, while in theact of rising from the ground with their victims.

My trap, while similar in the general aspect, to the common form ofsteel-trap now in use, is distinguished, generally, therefrom in thatthejaws are released upon lifting, or upward movement of the bait-pan,and it is the object of my invention to provide a sim ple, and efficientform of locking and releasing mechanism, for such a style of trap.

With these objects in view, my invention, in its preferred embodiment,includes the form of construction hereinafter described in detail, andpointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andin which like characters of reference refer to corresponding parts inthe several views, Figure I is a perspective view of a trap, embodyingmy lIIVGDiZIOD, and set for action, and Fig. II is a View, in sideelevation, of the trap, with parts released.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, A is a base-plate, providedwith the ears a, in which are pivoted the jaws B, B respectively, whichare held under tension by the springs 0, C all of said parts beingconstructed and arranged according to the usual form of steel-trap nowin use. The base-plate A is provided with an extension a on which aremounted the posts a and a respectively.

b is a bar, pivoted, intermediate its extremities, to the post a andcarrying at its forward end the bait-pan 5 The bar 6 is provided at itsrear end, with an upward and forward extending hook b Pivotally mountedon the post a, is an arm 0 curved downward from its pivotal point, andupward at its forward end, to form a locking-catch 0*, as shown in thedrawings. It is to be noted that the arm 0 is so shaped, that uponrelease of the jaws, and upward movement of the same, the jaw B will beguided past the catch a, so as not to be held thereby.

The bait-pan is provided with a series of openings b by which a chicken,or other bait, may be secured.

In operation, the bait is first attached to the pan, and the jaws thenforced down, causing jaw B to assume a position between the posts a anda. The arm 0 is then thrown forward catch a" engaging with the hook band thereby holding the parts in operative position. Upon any effort toremove the bait from the pan, the pan is raised, and the rear end of arm0 is lowered, causing hook b to disengage from the catch 0*, and permitthe jaws to rise, and hold the animal. The j aws are of such size, as topermit them to rise around the bait, without engaging the same.

It is to be understood that various slight changes and modifications maybe adopted, without departing from the spirit of my invention, and Idesire to protect by this application, any such construction as comeswithin the scope and purview of my invention, and the claims heretoappended.

l/Vhat I desire to secure by Letters-Patent, and claim, is:

l. A steel-trap, including a base-plate, spring-controlled jaws pivotedto said baseplate, a post mounted on the base-plate, a bar pivoted tosaid post and carrying a baitpan at its forward end, said bar beingprovided at its rear end with an upward and forward extending hook, andan arm pivoted behind said bar and having a downward curved portion anda locking-catch in advance thereof, to cooperate with the aforementionedhook.

2. A steel-trap, including a base-plate, ears carried by the base-plate,spring-controlled jaws pivotally mounted on said ears, the distancebetween the opposite ears being less than the height of the jaws, a postmounted on the base-plate, a bar pivoted to said post, and carrying abait-pan at its forward end, said bar being provided at its rear endwith an upward and forward extending hook, and an arm pivoted in therear of said bar and having a downward curved portion and a downward andrearward ex tending hook at the front of said downward curved portion,to cooperate with the firstlnentioned hook.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature, in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses. x

JARED A. GALLUP. Witnesses:

ARTHUR Gr. BILL, JENNm E. BEDDY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, 1). C.

